Im busy switching over to mx890.. uses same mrf-350 so thats easy ... but need to relearn ccp program now... some similarity to mx-editor but much more capable and complex especially the macro side... im still learning but many guides and training on utube...

850 battery drain bugged me and the whine it used to make when u turned the backlight on... other than that its pretty solid although ive been through many of them now they do fail rather easily - hopefully 890 lasts !

Ok, since I could not find a copy of the software to work with my later model 850, I researched alternatives, bit the bullet, and ended up buying a Logitech Harmony Elite.

I've seen the light. I suffered with my antiquated URC product for much longer than I should have. I was a diehard fan, having models going back to the early 2000s.

The Harmony Elite is 2017 technology. The 850 is 2001 technology.

I can program with my ipad, it syncs with my smart home products, device response is instant and reliable, and Logitech customer support will add missing codes or commands to the remote simply by emailing them a request (imagine URC doing that, hahah), and there is a charging cradle (no more dead triple As).

Ok, since I could not find a copy of the software to work with my later model 850, I researched alternatives, bit the bullet, and ended up buying a Logitech Harmony Elite.

I've seen the light. I suffered with my antiquated URC product for much longer than I should have. I was a diehard fan, having models going back to the early 2000s.

The Harmony Elite is 2017 technology. The 850 is 2001 technology.

I can program with my ipad, it syncs with my smart home products, device response is instant and reliable, and Logitech customer support will add missing codes or commands to the remote simply by emailing them a request (imagine URC doing that, hahah), and there is a charging cradle (no more dead triple As).

Expensive, but worth every penny. I don't miss anything about my 850.

Reply back in 16 years and let us know how the Harmony is chugging along

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